Mel Shultz and Penny Wills will each give $5,000 to I AM project if employees meet their challenge
TWO HUNDRED EMPLOYEES MUST CONTRIBUTE TO SCHOLARSHIP OR OTHER COLLEGE PROGRAM BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
Yavapai Community College announced September 28 that Prescott resident Mel Shutz has issued a challenge to Yavapai College employees: if 200 college employees make a donation to any Community College scholarship or program that they feel passionate about before Thanksgiving, then Shutz will give $5,000 to I AM YC, a student-run organization that’s dedicated to encouraging local philanthropy to invest in student success. In addition, the College press release indicated that Yavapai College President Dr. Penny would also contribute $5,000 if the employees met the challenge.
According to the College’s press release, should the employees meet the donation challenge, the I AM YC organization will use the $5,000 to fund the food pantry and the student emergency fund grant. This is a fund to which students may apply if they are experiencing financial shortfalls that prevent them from continuing their academic career (for example, a student may need a new car battery to get to class, or a new computer modem to log in online).
[Source: https://www.yc.edu/articles/All-In-Challenge/7475]